- hand-bearing compass
- ручной компас-пеленгатор
English-Russian Yachting dictionary . 2014.
English-Russian Yachting dictionary . 2014.
Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass … Wikipedia
Hand compass — Parts of a hand compass A hand compass (aka hand bearing compass or sighting compass) is a term for any compact magnetic compass capable of one hand use and fitted with a sighting device to record a precise bearing or azimuth to a given target or … Wikipedia
Bearing (navigation) — This article is about the navigational term. For other uses, see Bearing. A standard Brunton Geo compass, used commonly by geologists and surveyors to obtain a bearing in the field. In marine navigation, a bearing is the direction one object is… … Wikipedia
hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… … Universalium
bearing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. course, trend; carriage, manner, conduct; meaning, significance; relation. See direction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A point of support] Syn. block, frame, journal box, pivot, fulcrum, babbitted bearing,… … English dictionary for students
Operation Compass — Part of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II Italian soldiers taken prisoner during Operation Compass … Wikipedia
To take in hand — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suunto — Oy, based in Finland, is a company that produces and markets magnetic sports compasses and other navigational products, along with various mechanical and electronic measurement devices.HistorySuunto is best known for its traditional magnetic… … Wikipedia
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Magnetic declination — Example of magnetic declination showing a compass needle with a positive (or easterly ) variation from geographic north. Magnetic declination is the angle between magnetic north (the direction the north end of a compass needle points) and true… … Wikipedia
vector — Synonyms and related words: aerial infection, air line, airborne infection, axis, azimuth, beeline, biological vector, carrier, chord, communicability, compass bearing, compass direction, contagion, contagiousness, contamination, course,… … Moby Thesaurus